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Revised: Monday, November 16, 2009

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Bag. Clear plastic bag that held HOWDY DOODY Brand SELECTED APPLES - 4 LBS. Late 1950's vintage; Little Chief Co. of Ohio. Bag pictures 7 different characters. mint. 25.00

Bag. Clear plastic bag that held HOWDY DOODY Brand WASHINGTON STATE DELICIOUS APPLES - 3 lbs. Late 1950's vintage; Little Chief Co. of Ohio. Bag pictures 7 different characters. mint. 25.00

Bandage. HOWDY DOODY Adhesive Bandage Strips; Forest City Products. Early 50's. Empty box. Color art of HOWDY on the front w/bandage on his finger. Reverse side has 6 character "cut-out" pictures. Measures 6 1/2" by 3 3/4". Rarely ever seen. near mint. 70.00

Bandage. Mint band aid in paper wrapping. White; w/blue graphics of HOWDY's face. 3 1/4" long by 3/4" wide. Forest City Products; early 50's. mint. 10.00

Bandage. Mint band aid in paper wrapping. White; w/blue graphics of HOWDY's face. An attached strip of 3 smaller 2" long Band-Aids. Overall measurement is 2" long by 2 1/4" wide. Forest City Products; early 50's. mint. 10.00

Bath Mitt. very scarce and unusual item. COWBOY SHERIFF handpuppet BATH MITT that you would use to soap up and wash as a child. Color graphics of HOWDY as Cowboy Sheriff with his name along bottom. Made of terry cloth. Approx. 7" by 8". Used; lightly faded from washing. No major defects; light rust stain on right side. Circa 1952. very good. 48.50

Bath Mitt. very scarce and unusual item. HOWDY DOODY handpuppet BATH MITT that you would use to soap up and wash as a child. Color graphics of HOWDY with his name along bottom. Made of terry cloth. Approx. 7" by 8". used; very good. Displays nicely. very good. 60.00

Book. "Television's Famous HOWDY DOODY FUN BOOK". Games; jokes; puzzles; dot to dot; pictures to color; mazes. Whitman #2187. 1950's. pictures by Art Crowe. Coloring book format. Front and back cover color art is the same. Pictures Howdy; Dilly Dally doing crossword puzzle and Flubadub with cut out puzzle. Used. Still; displays very nicely. very good. 20.00

Book. HOWDY DOODY'S CIRCUS by Edward Keane. Little Golden Book #99; 1950; Edition "A" - First Printing. Art by Dauber & Gormley. Includes words & music to "Howdy Doody Time". Wear to cover; name written on inside cover. Title page has upper right corner torn off. Otherwise; interior is tight and clean. vg+. 27.50

Book. HOWDY DOODY'S CIRCUS by Edward Keane. Little Golden Book #99; 1950; Edition "B". Art by Dauber & Gormley. Includes words & music to "Howdy Doody Time". tight and clean. spine intact. minor cover wear. very slight "bowing" to cover. overall excellent or better. 28.50

Book. HOWDY DOODY CIRCUS; Little Golden Book #99; 1950; Edition "B". Art by Dauber & Gormley. Includes words & music to "Howdy Doody Time". missing spine; pages are miscut. Interior very good plus. vg. 20.00

Book. HOWDY DOODY & CLARABELLE; Little Golden Book #121; 1951 "C" Edition. Cover has the 2 sitting on Circus Elephant. Interior tight/clean. Spine intact. Name scribble on inside front cover. vg+/exc. 25.00

Book. HOWDY DOODY AND THE PRINCESS Little Golden Book #135. 1952 "A" Edition - First Printing. written by Edward Kean; pictures by Art Seiden. full color illustrated. crayon scribbles inside. corner wear in upper right. spine worn. filler copy. 5.00

Book. HOWDY DOODY IN FUNLAND. Little Golden Book #172. 1953 "A" Edition - First Printing. color cover artwork of Howdy in Airplane carnival ride. written by Edward Kean; pictures by Art Seiden. full color illustrated. interior is tight and clean. spine intact. minimal cover wear. vg+/ex. 30.00

Book. HOWDY DOODY & SANTA CLAUS; Little Golden Book #237; 1955 "A" Edition (1st Printing). Color illustrations. by Edward Kean; pictures by Art Seiden. Clean and tight. Interior is excellent plus. Cover has normal corner wear; with wear to top of spine. vg+/ex. 29.50

Book. HOWDY DOODY & SANTA CLAUS; Little Golden Book #237; 1955 "A" Edition (1st Printing). Color illustrations. by Edward Kean; pictures by Art Seiden. Clean and tight. Interior is excellent plus. Cover has minor wear; with wear to bottom of spine. exc. 35.00

Book. HOWDY DOODY's ANIMAL FRIENDS; Little Golden Book #252; 1956 First Printing; "A" edition. Normal wear and tear; clean; spine intact. very good to excellent. 35.00

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Box. empty box from Peter Puppet Playthings. Great color graphics on all sides. Window cellophane is intact. It says "rubber squeeze toy". mint. 50.00

Bread Label. 1950's color HOWDY DOODY Bread End Label. This came off the end of a loaf of "Wonder Enriched Bread". Very scarce to find these intact! approx. 2.75" by 2.75". excellent. 25.00

Can. Welch's Grape Juice frozen concentrate can with color picture of HOWDY lithoed on one end. Can is mint; never opened. This was a display piece; as one end is stamped "dummy". It never held any product. dated 1953. 6 oz. size. approx. 4" by 2.25". Unique item. mint. 65.00

Card. HOWDY DOODY "The Birth of Television" Card - from oddball mail away card set titled "Story of America". Early portrait photo of the original marionette's head. Back side talks about invention of TV. 1979 issue; oversized; 4 3/4" by 6 1/4". Very hard to find. nm/mint. 25.00

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Catalog. KAGRAN 1955 HOWDY DOODY Merchandise Catalog sent to store owners. 24 pages of photos and information about ALL the licensed toys; books; records; clothing; etc. Includes: handpuppets; marionettes; mugs; dominoes; swing set; sandbox; sunglasses; roly-poly; suction cup rattles; squeeze toys; comics; Zippy the Chimp; Mambo the Elephant; a full centerfold on FOOD PRODUCTS; guitar; umbrella; phonograph; costumes; etc; etc; etc. Back cover has alphabetical list by state of each TV station's call letters that carried the show! Front and back cover are stained; interior is very good to excellent. 100% legible. extremely RARE and invaluable reference material. complete; intact; very good. 250.00

Catalog xerox. black & white photocopy. KAGRAN 1955 HOWDY DOODY Merchandising Catalog sent to store owners. 24 pages of photos and information about ALL the licensed toys; books; records; clothing; etc. Includes: handpuppets; marionettes; mugs; dominoes; swing set; sandbox; sunglasses; roly-poly; suction cup rattles; squeeze toys; comics; Zippy the Chimp; Mambo the Elephant; a full centerfold on FOOD PRODUCTS; guitar; umbrella; phonograph; costumes; etc; etc; etc. Back cover has alphabetical list by state of each TV station's call letters that carried the show! Front and back cover are stained; interior is very good. extremely RARE and invaluable reference material. black & white photocopy. photocopy. 18.50

Christmas Card. HOWDY on bicycle talking to MR. BLUSTER. Christmas Card. 3.5" by 4.5". full color photo w/red border on front. opens up and has preprinted Christmas message. c.1953. nm. pencil marks on reverse. 35.00

Christmas Card. MR. BLUSTER & DILLY DALLY standing next to cash register. Christmas Card. 3.5" by 4.5". full color photo w/red border on front. opens up and has preprinted Christmas message. c.1953. mint. 35.00

Christmas Card. CLARABELLE pulling rabbit out of pot as BUFFALO BOB watches. Christmas Card. 3.5" by 4.5". full color photo w/red border on front. opens up and has preprinted Christmas message. c.1953. mint. 35.00

Coloring Book. HOWDY DOODY COLORING BOOK Whitman #1188. 1956. Cover has him yawning while in bed; Clarabelle is under bed with paintbrush. Book has some pictures crayoned. Shows wear; but still okay for display. used; good plus to vg. 15.00

Container. HOWDY DOODY 8 oz. Ice Cream container. 2 1/2" tall; 3 1/2" diameter. Red & white vertical stripes; with illus. of HOWDY; CLARABELLE; DILLY; FLUB and BLUSTER on front and back. used; vg. 69.50

Doll. HOWDY DOODY COWBOY Sheriff. 12.25" tall rubber squeeze figure. Wearing chaps; gloves; sheriff badge; large cowboy hat; etc. NOT the normal one. Different color variation and heavier than the American made version. Unmarked - believed to be made in Mexico! very nice looking and unusual piece. circa 1952. very good to excellent. 169.50

Doll Tag. cardboard hang tag. Howdy Doody's "PAL", A Rushton Star Creation. Color graphics of Howdy's face and photo of ZIP the Monkey doll. approx. 4.25" by 4.25". Creases at the tips. very good. creases. 25.00

Frame Tray Puzzle. HOWDY DOODY Frame Tray Jigsaw Puzzle, Whitman #4428, 1953. Full color scene of HOWDY w/fishing gear by his tent with skunks. vg/ex. 40.00

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Game. HOWDY DOODY Card Game, Russell Mfg., color box w/HOWDY’s face on front. Each card has color graphic of character from show. 50’s. mint. 60.00

Glass lid. original tin litho LID that originally went on top of the glasses above, when they were still filled with Welch's Grape jelly. Yellow with blue and red lettering and picture of HOWDY. "My Favorite Spread" Howdy Doody - Welch's. 1953 - extremely scarce. ex/nm. 45.00

Handpuppet. BUFFALO BOB soft vinyl molded head with blue eyes, large open mouth. no markings. has plain cloth body with large red felt hands. BUFFALO BOB SMITH from the Howdy Doody show. early version. only the 2nd one I have ever seen! maker unknown. late 1940's or early 50's. excellent. 120.00

Handpuppet. HOWDY DOODY handpuppet. Early 1950's. molded vinyl head w/googly eyes. Shows use, cloth costume shows wear. Complete w/neckerchief. Early style outfit w/illustrations of the other characters. very good plus. 75.00

Handpuppet. HOWDY DOODY. Early 1950's. molded vinyl headed with googly eyes. Cloth outfit has the other characters illustrated on it. Complete with red bandana. Very clean. near mint. 125.00

Handpuppet. HOWDY DOODY. early 1950's molded vinyl head with googly eyes. Cloth outfit has the other characters illustrated on it. complete with pink bandana. Clean, has very pronounced freckles. ex/nm. 125.00

Handpuppet. CLARABELLE CLOWN handpuppet. Early 1950's. molded vinyl head w/googly eyes. Shows use, cloth costume is worn. very good. 59.50

Handpuppet. CLARABELLE CLOWN Handpuppet. Early 50’s, molded vinyl head w/googly eyes, has small blue spot near his eye. excellent. 89.50

Handpuppet. CLARABELLE CLOWN. home made. molded vinyl head from Clarabelle beanbag doll with handmade cloth costume. Head is not regular handpuppet head, as it has wide collarbone. excellent. 45.00

Handpuppet. PRINCESS WINTERSPRING SUMMERFALL. molded vinyl head with painted eyes. small head variety. plaid w/dark yellow hands. black head band. Late 1940's. excellent plus. 95.00

Handpuppet. PRINCESS WINTERSPRING SUMMERFALL. molded vinyl head with googly eyes. Yellow outfit w/black hands. Yellow head band. Early 1950's. excellent. 89.50

Handpuppet. PRINCESS WINTERSPRING SUMMERFALL. molded vinyl head with googly eyes. Yellow outfit w/red hands. Unpainted head band. Early 1950's. excellent. 89.50

Handpuppet Booklet. HOWDY DOODY "PUPPET SHOW AND STORY BOOK. 8 pages illustrated. Made by Zany, to go with the handpuppets. SCARCE!. excellent. 42.50

Horn. CLARABELLE CLOWN horn. Red plastic with soft rubber head on the end. Has clip so you can hang it on belt. Squeeze his head and he "honks". 7 1/2" tall, 1950's. nm. 150.00

Ice Cream Wrapper. illustrated wrapper for Howdy Doody FUDGE BAR from Standard Ice Cream. Nice illus. of HOWDY. Reverse has illustrated ad for the HOWDY DOODY Talking Pin & membership card. unused, nm/mt. 39.50

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Ice Cream Wrapper. illustrated foil wrapper for Howdy Doody DELUXE ICE CREAM BAR. Nice closeup of his face. Mfd. by Gehl's Guernsey Farms in Milwaukee. ex/nm. 39.50

magazine. Jan. 1959 issue of CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES Magazine, large format. Photo illus. article by Buffalo Bob Smith on the magazine reaching it's 25th Anniversary. Photos of HOWDY, CLARABELLE and BUFFALO BOB. Extremely scarce. vg. 25.00

Marionette. HOWDY DOODY. early 1950's vintage by Peter Puppet Playthings. superior condition. moveable mouth. his head is mint. (these are very hard to find without cracks and crazing). has green bandana. his spats are perfect. includes originally controls. clothing is clean. colors are strong and vivid. the only flaw is small chip on side of his thumb. otherwise, would grade it overall near mint to mint. sweet looking piece! 325.00

nite-lite. HOWDY DOODY Figural Nite-lite. Glass plug in bulb, shaped like HOWDY’s head, handpainted. Plugs into any outlet, and shines. Made in Japan, late 50’s. nm/mt. 85.00

patch. HOWDY DOODY cloth embroidered shirt or jacket patch. color portrait of HOWDY on white background. approx. 3" diameter. 1970's or earlier vintage. unused. mint condition. 12.50

Pennant. small 4" long soft felt pennant. Red on white. Portrait illustration of PRINCESS, and reads HOWDY DOODY copyright KAGRAN. tiny sequins for eyes and hair decorations. possibly a candy premium? late 1940's or very early 1950's vintage. unsure the history, as I have never had any before. has got to be a scarce piece. excellent. 45.00

Pinback. Very scarce 1 1/4" diameter, celluloid pinback button. CANADIAN issue only! Red, white and blue, picture HOWDY's portrait in the center, reads "HOWDY DOODY SAFETY CLUB CBC" (Canadian Broadcasting Co.) On the rim it is marked "Boothe-Kelly, Toronto". mint. 200.00

Premium. rare cardboard HOWDY DOODY COMIC CIRCUS ANIMALS from Poll Parrot Shoes. Colorful wheel, turned the two tabs and "arrange" the face and bodies of the animal characters that appear in the tent doorway! Dated 1954. mint. 125.00

Premium. HOWDY DOODY "American History Album" from Wonder Bread. Full color w/spaces to glue in HOWDY DOODY end labels from bread loafs. Mint, unused, early 50’s. RARE premium piece. mint, unused. 100.00

Premium. HOWDY DOODY premium, full color 9" cardboard Parrot, has cardboard ring attached to string. Portrait of HOWDY DOODY says "Have Fun, swing ring over Polly’s Head & wear POLL-PARROT SHOES!". nm/mt. 75.00

Premium. HOWDY DOODY COOK BOOK, Welch’s Premium, 1952, 34 pages. Illus. of HOWDY & his gang throughout the book. Inside back cover has color photo of all Welch’s products that illus. HOWDY. There is place on cover for owner to fill in his name, & original owner did this! Scarce. excellent. 79.50

Premium. Poll Parrot Shoes premium: HOWDY DOODY PHOTO ALBUM. Large album to house your 6 3/4" by 8 1/2" b&w premium photos, given out one at a time at your local shoe store. Includes the complete set of premium photos, loose (not glued in): HOWDY, CLARABELLE, MR. BLUSTER and FLUB-A-DUB. album exc, photos nm. 150.00

Premium. Poll Parrot Shoes premium: b&w photo of FLUB-A-DUB. 6 3/4" by 8 1/2", facsimile signed. Appears to have been autographed "Clarabelle" (I can’t guarantee authenticity). folded. 20.00

Premium. Premium picture from HOWDY DOODY Adhesive Bandages. Color photo print of FLUB-A-DUB and THE INSPECTOR. 3.5" by 4". nm/mt. 35.00

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Premium Card. HOWDY DOODY. punch-outs from Blue Bonnet Margarine. c.1953. Full color. full figured punch-out comes w/4 different hats. Panel measures approx. 5" square. SCARCE. nm/mt. 35.00

Premium Card. CLARABELLE & CLARABUS (scooter). "Stars & Stage Props". punch-outs from Blue Bonnet Margarine. c.1953. Full color. full figured punch-out & comes w/piece of equipment. Panel measures approx. 5" square. SCARCE. nm/mt. 35.00

Premium Card. OIL WELL WILLIE & WAMPUM WAGON (Conestoga wagon). "Stars & Stage Props". punch-outs from Blue Bonnet Margarine. c.1953. Full color. full figured punch-out & comes w/piece of equipment. Panel measures approx. 5" square. SCARCE. nm/mt. 35.00

Premium Card. DR. SING-A-SONG & 3 piece FLOODLIGHT. "Stars & Stage Props". punch-outs from Blue Bonnet Margarine. c.1953. Full color. full figured punch-out & comes w/piece of equipment. Panel measures approx. 5" square. SCARCE. nm/mt. 35.00

Premium Card. THE PRINCESS & 3 piece SPOTLIGHT. "Stars & Stage Props". punch-outs from Blue Bonnet Margarine. c.1953. Full color. full figured punch-out & comes w/piece of equipment. Panel measures approx. 5" square. SCARCE. nm/mt. 35.00

Premium Card. HOP, SKIP & JUMP (Kangaroos). "Stars & Stage Props". punch-outs from Blue Bonnet Margarine. c.1953. Full color. 3 full figured punch-outs. Panel measures approx. 5" square. SCARCE!. nm/mt. 35.00

Premium Card. MR. BLUSTER & TALK-A-SCOPE. "Stars & Stage Props". punch-outs from Blue Bonnet Margarine. c.1953. Full color. full figured punch-out & comes w/piece of equipment. Panel measures approx. 5" square. SCARCE. nm/mt. 35.00

Premium Card. HOWDY DOODY Card. Cut out card from Royal Jello & Pudding box. early 50’s. measures approx. 1 7/8" wide by just shy of 3" tall. Light rose tint background. with full figure of character illus. w/name in black block letters. ex+/nm. 12.00

Premium Card. CLARABELLE Card. Cut out card from Royal Jello & Pudding box. early 50’s. measures approx. 1 7/8" wide by just shy of 3" tall. Light rose tint background. with full figure of character illus. w/name in black block letters. ex+/nm. 12.00

Premium Card. LANKY LOU Card. Cut out card from Royal Jello & Pudding box. early 50’s. measures approx. 1 7/8" wide by just shy of 3" tall. Light rose tint background. with full figure of character illus. w/name in black block letters. ex+/nm. 12.00

Premium Card. DILLY DALLY Card. Cut out card from Royal Jello & Pudding box. early 50’s. measures approx. 1 7/8" wide by just shy of 3" tall. Light rose tint background. with full figure of character illus. w/name in black block letters. ex+/nm. 12.00

Premium Card. THE INSPECTOR Card. Cut out card from Royal Jello & Pudding box. early 50’s. measures approx. 1 7/8" wide by just shy of 3" tall. Light rose tint background. with full figure of character illus. w/name in black block letters. ex+/nm. 12.00

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Premium Card. DOCTOR SINGASONG Card. Cut out card from Royal Jello & Pudding box. early 50’s. measures approx. 1 7/8" wide by just shy of 3" tall. Light rose tint background. with full figure of character illus. w/name in black block letters. ex+/nm. 12.00

Premium Card. SIR ARCHIBALD Card. Cut out card from Royal Jello & Pudding box. early 50’s. measures approx. 1 7/8" wide by just shy of 3" tall. Light rose tint background. with full figure of character illus. w/name in black block letters. ex+/nm. 12.00

Premium Card. BUFFALO BOB Card. Cut out card from Royal Jello & Pudding box. early 50’s. measures approx. 1 7/8" wide by just shy of 3" tall. Light rose tint background. with full figure of character illus. w/name in black block letters. ex+/nm. 12.00

Puzzle. Whitman #2934 frame tray jigsaw puzzle. Full color graphics of HOWDY DOODY riding Unicycle across high wire with FLUBADUB hanging around his neck! great image. no flaws. approx. 9" by 11.5". circa 1954 vintage or earlier. near mint. 55.00

record album. HOWDY DOODY AND THE AIR-O-DOODLE. 45rpm 2 record set. RCA Victor WY-397. photo of Bob Smith on cover. full color cover and 6 page full color story inside. the records are near mint. the jacket and interior are excellent. scarce. 59.50

Record. Howdy Doody Little Golden Record #R221 COWABONGA AND BIG CHIEF with Chief Thunderthud and Princess Summerfall Winterspring. Color illustrated pictures sleeve is excellent. 78rpm. exc or nicer. 45.00

Record. HOWDY DOODY Little Golden Record #R220. titled THE LAUGHING SONG and JOHN J. FEDOOZLE. Color illus. picture sleeve has HOWDY, BLUSTER, CLARABELLE, PRINCESS, DILLY, and JOHN J. FEDOOZLE. 1955. exc. 45.00

Record. HOWDY DOODY "Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL" 78rpm Golden Record #R261. Story in song by Bob Smith, Howdy as Bob Cratchit, Dilly Dally as Tiny Tim, Captain Scuttlebutt as Scrooge. Scarce 1950's record! Color picture sleeve, b&w photo of HOWDY on reverse. Small paperpunch hole in upper right corner of picture sleeve - does not affect artwork. very good to excellent. 45.00

Ring. HOWDY DOODY "POLL PARROT" Plastic premium ring. Raised face of HOWDY, reads POLL PARROT on sides. ex/nm. 150.00

Ring. 1950's chromed plastic with raised relief image of HOWDY DOODY's face in center, painted red and flesh, reads HOWDY DOODY on side shanks. Shows some wear. Technically called "Raised Face Ring on silver base". vg+/ex. 125.00

Ring. HOWDY DOODY portrait "flasher" ring. he appears to turn his head as you "wiggle" the ring, early 1950's cereal premium. mint. 60.00

Ring. BUFFALO BEE, "Flasher" Ring, full color illus. appear to move when you move your hand. Premium from Nabisco Rice Honey’s cereal, early 1950’s. nm/mt. 50.00

Shoe Rack. HOWDY DOODY vinyl "shoe rack", 1950's. nm/mt. 200.00

Snow Spray. HOWDY DOODY "Frosty Snow Spray" Aerosol Can, 1950’s. unused, mint. 100.00

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Spoon. this is the scarce, long sized ICED TEA SPOON. Nice figural handle with detailed image of HOWDY DOODY from the waist up. 1950's, copyrighted Kagran. Silverplated, so will polish bright and shining if so desired. we have left it slightly darkened and tarnished, so as to photograph better. approx. 7" long. scarce, no flaws. near mint to mint. 60.00

Stencil. Howdy Doody "20 Christmas Die Cut Stencils" as seen on NBC-TV. Early 1950's by U.S. Packaging. Illus. of HOWDY on front. Includes stencils of his portrait and Clarabelle's. nm/mint, unused. 39.50

Toy. Howdy Doody SUN RAY Toy Camera by Silver Rich. early 1950's, hard plastic. Raised images of Clarabelle and Princess on the front, raised portraits on backside of Howdy, Dilly, Phineas, Clarabelle and Flubadub. Missing the thin plastic frame on the front, otherwise near mint. <--read. 35.00

Wind Up. HOWDY DOODY Celluloid wind-up Trapeze, c.1950, Made in Japan. near mint to mint. 950.00

Wrapper. 1950's HOWDY DOODY Chocolate Covered Ice Cream Bar, illustrated wrapper. Picture of his face. Made by Schlosser Bros., under license w/Doughnut Corporation of America. exc. 40.00

Wrapper. 1950's HOWDY DOODY Deluxe Ice Cream Bar wrapper. Yellow and brown graphics on foil. Gehl's Guernsey Farms in Milwaukee Wisconsin. very clean, no flaws. near mint. 40.00

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